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September 23, 2012 at 7:24 am #16893
I see a fund has opened to help Kimmage defend himself against the UCI:
He’s also started tweeting as @PaulKimmage
I think this may now go somewhere the UCI had no intention of it going. Let’s hope so!
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4 years after the initial
4 years after the initial case against Kimmage started he was found liable for 12,000 Swiss francs (€10,900) to the UCI, Verbruggen and McQuaid + costs.
That seems to be that. Not sure who’s forking out but since the fund is still missing it looks like Kimmage himself will pick up the tab. The book he could spin out of the whole affair would probably cover it… and then some.
Does anyone really care anymore? Probably not, I know I certainly dont. Has it changed anything in pro cycling? Obviously not.
McQuaid is gone and Kimmage is back in gainful employment. My guess is that would be a result for the majority of the 1000s who ‘invested’ money in the fund. I got good value from my token donation, no complaints.
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James Warrener
After the Lance film we now
After the Lance film we now have enough material for another cycling thriller.Very odd.
Cookson drops legal action
Cookson drops legal action against Kimmage.And with that I think I can say case and the thread are now closed.
Thank you and good night.
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Gkam84
Its not there, I can see what
Its not there, I can see what he’s doing.He’s hoping that only a percentage will trust him with their details again. Say 25% of donors request a refund. He’ll have to cover $16k…..He might have that left.
He’s saying its been checked over by accountants and lawyers, well I think those details need to be given to everyone. Scanned documents or some sort of release from those who have checked it over.
Its VERY dodgy and even Kimmage is suggesting NOT to get involved with this until the money is in trust somewhere that is neutral and away from Brown
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as far as I can gather
Dave,as far as I can gather the original account was closed and all the details with it.
So it might explain the need for the Paypal ID and the email.
I assume he intends working off a spreadsheet downloaded before the account was deleted.
What do I know?
dave atkinson
_SiD_ wrote:And on it
_SiD_ wrote:And on it goes.
The saga started by ex-UCI President, Pat mcQuaid, rumbles on.
Aaron Brown, who has been accused of absconding with the initial fund and was reported to be seen by McQuaid ‘side’ at the recent election, has set up a ‘refund fund’ in an attempt to return the money to the initial donors and restore his reputation.Kimmage has welcomed ‘any attempt’ to repay the donors.
Lots seem skeptical and rather reluctant to submit rather personal details to Brown.http://kimmagefundrefund.wordpress.com/
Money is to be returned at the start of 2014.
he’s in charge of the paypal account and therefore has the transaction details already.
so if he wants to refund the money, what’s stopping him?
And on it goes.
The saga
And on it goes.
The saga started by ex-UCI President, Pat mcQuaid, rumbles on.
Aaron Brown, who has been accused of absconding with the initial fund and was reported to be seen by McQuaid ‘side’ at the recent election, has set up a ‘refund fund’ in an attempt to return the money to the initial donors and restore his reputation.Kimmage has welcomed ‘any attempt’ to repay the donors.
Lots seem skeptical and rather reluctant to submit rather personal details to Brown.http://kimmagefundrefund.wordpress.com/
Money is to be returned at the start of 2014.
And finally, almost a year to
And finally, almost a year to the day this topic began, Pat McQuaid has lost the election to become UCI president for the 3rd time, beaten 24-18 by Brian Cookson.I’d argue that if he hadn’t sued Kimmage things would not have come to this.
The decision by Cycling Ireland not to nominate McQuaid was directly influenced by McQuaid’s legal action against Kimmage. Cycling Ireland’s decision not to nominate McQuaid, albeit after an EGM, severely discredited McQuaid on the international stage and led him to seek nomination from other countries (Swizerland, Morroco etc), further dragging the whole election and more importantly McQuaid himself into a rather unedifying situation.
Cookson’s canditure looked polished and more importantly lawful in comparison.No doubt McQuaid will be thrown some bone to keep him quiet – Kimmage on the other had has already started to rile against Cookson accusing him of having the ‘backbone of a jellyfish’.
The more things change the more they stay the same.
And in a final, comical twist – Aaron Brown (@UCI_overlord) one of the instigators of the Kimmage fund (before he scarpered with it) was seen at the UCI congress today seemingly as an advisor to Pat McQuaid.
I await the documentary – if there is one it’ll be fascinating.
bashthebox
That McQuaid can even be
That McQuaid can even be allowed to stand for election after presiding over the most sordid episode in cycling’s history just boggles the mind. The man has no shame; but then that’s hardly a surprise. You don’t get to the top of a fetid shitheap without becoming utterly dirty.The Cycling Ireland EGM voted
The Cycling Ireland EGM voted 91 – 74 against nominating Pat McQuaid for a 3rd term as president of the UCI.McQuaid can still seek nomination via the Swiss federation and is expected now to do so.
Brian Cookson has also mounted a counter campaign to McQuaids for president if the UCI.
McQuaid is far from done – a very savvy operator, well connected he has already fired a shot across Cookson’s bow accusing him of being ‘a pawn in a larger game’.http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/mcquaid-fires-a-warning-shot-at-uci-presidential-rival-cookson
At present, even after the rejection by his national federation, McQuaid is still odds on to win a 3rd term.
However, David Walsh revealed today via twitter that:
“Plant is US delegate, VP of Atlanta Braves, also on UCI’s MC. He hired investigators, brought his report to meeting, dropped it like a bomb.”
In relation to Mike Plant (UCI management committee member) presenting a ‘document’ in a UCI meeting in Norway over the weekend revealing sensitive information re: Pat McQuaid relationship in the Armstrong affair. He suggests the document might be leaked to force McQuaid to stand down.More on today’s EGM.
http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/14776/McQuaid-defeated-in-Cycling-Ireland-EGM-about-nomination-for-UCI-presidency.aspxMore will undoubtedly follow.
That’s true and I’m sure he
That’s true and I’m sure he would. But hopefully the fund’s case can be at least part sorted out soondave atkinson
won’t be free if he actually
won’t be free if he actually has to cough up for legal bills. which given past form he’d be perfectly happy to doTalk about free publicity,
Talk about free publicity, Why didn’t I think of that…. 👿SKINS chairman, responsible
SKINS chairman, responsible for the Change Cycling Now conference in 2012 has agreed to underwrite any legal costs Kimmage might incur while the “Defense Fund” is in limbo.http://nyvelocity.com/content/features/2013/skins-underwrite-kimmage-legal-bills
I listened to them this
I listened to them this morning, can we even be sure its him?It sounds dodgy, but its heavily edited and there is no context, just brief statements….So I wouldn’t jump on that like every “legal know it all” person on twitter 👿
I think some of it has been accounted for, but is in the hands of courts and solicitors at the moment 😉
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